DAMEN AVE over S BR CHICAGO RIVER

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Coordinates:
+41.84190, -87.67555
41°50'31" N, 87°40'32" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	DAMEN AVE over S BR CHICAGO RIVER
Structure number:	016601300000000
Old structure number:	000016601327334 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	2725 S DAMEN AV
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Collector (Urban) `[17]`
Length of largest span:	235.6 ft. `[71.8 m]`
Total length:	610.3 ft. `[186.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	51.2 ft. `[15.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	65.6 ft. `[20.0 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	27.9 ft. `[8.5 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1930
Year reconstructed:	2002
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	24,100 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	15% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning `[2]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Operating rating:	48.8 tons `[44.4 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons `[32.4 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	80.2
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$2,718,000

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
October 2016	80.2	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Satisfactory	-	24100
November 2014	80.2	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Satisfactory	-	24100
December 2012	63.0	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Satisfactory	-	15300
December 2010	63.0	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	15300
September 2008	63.0	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	18500
September 2006	63.0	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	18500
September 2004	63.0	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	24400
December 2002	60.8	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	-	24400
September 1999	16.8	Poor	Poor	Serious	Fair	SD	30500
August 1997	16.8	Poor	Poor	Serious	Fair	SD	30500
August 1995	31.8	Poor	Poor	Poor	Serious	SD	29400
August 1993	19.0	Poor	Poor	Critical	Serious	SD	13600
September 1991	45.8	Poor	Fair	Poor	Poor	SD	13600